Updated 3:09am 19 May 2013

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Post Comment: The blame battle kicks up a gear

Sir Albert Bore, the leader of Birmingham City Council, knows how to coin a memorable phrase.Read

Post Comment: Making the most of what we have got

Making the most of what you have is absolutely crucial in the midst of a financial crisis.Read

Post Comment: City must build on bank job coup

With global banks scouring the regions for a new home for thousands of employees, now is a seminal moment for Birmingham to boost its credentials as the right place to invest.Read

Post Comment: Going private with public services can cost more

The inquiry into the outsourcing of Birmingham City Council IT operations serves as a warning ahead of a wave of austerity cuts for the city.Read

Post Comment: Business growth is only way out

George Osborne's plan hasn't worked. He promised to get the national debt falling by 2015-16, but he now admits that's not going to happen.Read

Post Comment: High hopes for cable car over city

To some the suggestion of a cable car running above the streets of Birmingham must sound like a complete fantasy.Read

Post Comment: Heseltine plan can revitalise Birmingham

Lord Heseltine’s proposals for rebuilding Britain’s economy were widely welcomed.Read

Post Comment: Real jobs for temps could solve city council staff crisis

When your agency worker has been with you for a year, they are no longer a temp. And it makes no sense to pay them the type of salary usually associated with agency staff. Read

Post Comment: City must not be a no-fly zone

Perhaps it's no great surprise that some of Britain's airlines are urging the Government to increase aviation capacity in the south, and particularly at Heathrow.Read

Post Comment: Returning doctor puts NHS under microscope

He pulled off one election upset - can Richard Taylor do it again?Read

Post Comment: Struggle to keep health promises

David Cameron hoped to put an end to claims that the Conservatives were hostile to the NHS when he made as firm promise as leader of the opposition to increase, rather than cut, NHS spending.Read

Post Comment: Attention from south flatters our teachers

Many teachers will be familiar with the experience of reading a story written by a pupil, except perhaps for the frustrated novelist in the English department, it may be some time since they have written one of their own.Read

Post Comment: HS2 depot plan is the wrong signal

Plans for a £32 billion high speed rail network stretching across England have provoked strong feelings.Read

Post Comment: Tarzan causes a stir in Whitehall jungle

Lord Heseltine was asked to be bold in his review of Government support for the economy and there’s no doubt he delivered on that score.Read

Post Comment: Why small firms could mean big business

Not every manufacturer is a car giant or a household name like Cadbury.Read

Post Comment: Party on – or others will

Birmingham has waved goodbye to Conservative delegates following their party conference at the ICC – and it doesn’t look like they’ll be back for some time.Read

Post Comment: New friends found as old ones forgotten

If there was one thing missing from David Cameron’s speech it was a mention of his old friend, Nick.Read

Post Comment: No winners in rail fiasco

It surely would be too cynical to read anything into the timing of the Government’s announcement that it was ending the “flawed” West Coast Mainline franchise contest.Read

Post Comment: Independence day dream for Sutton

One of the longest running campaigns in Birmingham has been the seemingly fruitless fight of Suttonians to break free.Read

Post Comment: Don't let electric dream go flat

Attempts to encourage motorists to use plug-in vehicles have not been entirely successful, according to an inquiry by MPs.Read